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  • A long way home...

    This summer, I was asked to represent the Air Force on a very sensitive mission. A friend of mine, Staff Sgt. Keith Lombardi, had passed away in a vehicle accident, and the Air Force needed someone to escort him home. I felt hopeless during this horrible time. I felt the only thing I could do for

  • Ready, set, ORE!

    There are two certainties in life; death and taxes. In the military we can add yet another; inspections. Team Ramstein is participating in a phase I and II operational readiness exercise this week and next. The Ramstein wings completed an operational readiness inspection in April of 2006 with an

  • Weather, air traffic system rated 'outstanding'

    A robust team from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters evaluated the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Base Wing Sept. 24 to 28. The team looked at the wing's ability to provide quality air traffic services and mission execution weather support for Ramstein. "The air traffic system is providing

  • Warriors prepare for ORE

    1st Lt. Jennifer Kissel, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, Staff Sgt. Keith Temple, 86th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, and Airman 1st Class William Simpson, 86th Operations Group client supportive administrator, perform operation checks to their MCU-2A/P protective

  • Project CHEER makes light of dark season

    The Project CHEER program is gearing up in time for the holidays with more than $140,000 in cash and in-kind sponsorship, all to be used for prizes and implementing a variety of programs. From Nov. 1 to March 31, Project CHEER will feature cash prizes, a Wrestlemania trip giveaway and hundreds of

  • Helps just a call away

    Military & Family Life Consultants (MFLC) are available in the KMC. Today's military has a high operations tempo that includes frequent deployments, long hours at work and many sacrifices made by servicemembers, spouses and dependents. I have deployed on multiple occasions and understand how

  • Flexible response key to emergency management

    A chemical attack strikes Vogelweh. Meanwhile, Aviano Air Base, Italy, acts to recover from a high-explosive event outside the gate. While these scenarios were only part of an exercise, determining how to respond to events like these was the purpose of the Flexible Response '08 Training Seminar held

  • Nurse of the year

    Capt. Angela Miller, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, was awarded the Nebraska Nursing Association Nurse of the Year award. Captain Miller was recently awarded the Airlift/Tanker Association Specialized Mission Award.

  • Airman's quick action lands nomination

    As she quickly loaded her magazine, she heard, "incoming" and ducked into a doorway as a rocket hit the adjacent building she had just left, destroying it in a single second. Senior Airman Alanna Jolley was in the second week of her deployment in Afghanistan when her unit came under attack. Airman

  • 496th Air Base Squadron projects airpower

    B-1 Lancers, E-3 Sentrys, KC-10 Extenders can swoop in and out of Moron Air Base, Spain, where a small, but proficient, Air Force squadron ensures support for each and every aircraft, crew and passenger. It is even an alternative landing site for the space shuttle. The 496th Air Base Squadron, which